The Ute is packed

Hi all

As John Denver once said " My bags are packed and I'm ready to go" but I'm not leaving on a jet plane.
Leaving tomorrow morning for a leisurely drive to the Cape, probably be back late September for the Fraser trip in October.
This retirement is just so boring ?.....
Will email a couple of photos of ute set up when everything eventually finds its correct home. I admit I have stolen quite a few ideas from members of this forum especially Cuppa. Many thanks.

cheers

Peter

Would help if I could spell

Good luck. Sounds like your going to have a great time. Pics pics pics.

You should do a build thread of your ute too mate.

x2 with MR plus why not start a trip thread so we can follow your progress.
I love the Cape, hope you catch plenty of fish

Take plenty of photos and a trip report please.

Lucky bastard!!! I only have 30 more years of work!!!!

A leisurely trip, now you're talking my kind of talk. :)
Looking forward to pics & reports.

These threads are so depressing for us Victorians sob sob

Good on you, Wizard.
I am passing soooo many campers, vans and fourbies heading North at the moment, free camping spot at the end of my road full every night!
Have fun mate, not as jealous as some others as I'm readying my rig for a month up NT, leaving in August :thumbup:. Safe trip

Safe journey and enjoy !!!!!!!

I went in 1983, it was such an eye opener, we still talk about it.
even have 4 hrs of video now converted to DVD,that is passed around mates who are researching the trip,
Hopefully I'll make it next year, enjoy and take heaps of pics.

A quick update. Arrived in Weipa this afternoon so will stay a few days and down load photos from camera to laptop and will upload something then.

Some young blokes in a GQ were saying how bad road is but I thought most of it was excellent. Not like 30 years ago in west Qld.

I am running at max GVM + with full fuel and water on board but am amazed at fuel consumption. Started off at 14.07 lt/100 from Hervey Bay to Mackay (non stop as I have done that trip probably 100 times before) then 13.07 to Mareeba then 12.12 back to Mareeba after doing some side trips out to Chillago ( nearly all bitumen) then 11.85 from Mareeba to Cooktown and all the way here to Weipa which is mainly good gravel and some sealed.

Only 1 accident with a pajero rolled near Archer River but all ok.

cheers for now from a beach campsite at Weipa

Peter